Synthesis of fluorinated N-aminoaziridines: access to new CF3-peptidomimetics

A series of fluorinated N-aminoaziridines have been synthesized by the PhI(OAc)₂-mediated aziridination procedure. The reaction was carried out with various protected hydrazides and fluorinated alkenes. The reaction was extended to alkenes bearing an amino acid and the ring opening of the CF₃–N-aminoaziridines has been investigated.     

The Topological Gradient Method: From Optimal Design to Image Processing

The aim of this article is to review and extend the applications of the topological gradient to major image processing problems. We briefly review the topological gradient, and then present its application to the crack localization problem, which can be solved using the Dirichlet to Neumann approach. A very natural application of this technique in image processing is the inpainting problem, which can be solved by identifying the optimal location of the missing edges. Edge detection is of extreme importance, as edges convey essential information in a picture. A second natural application is then the image reconstruction. A class of image reconstruction problems is considered that includes restoration, demosaicing, segmentation and super-resolution. These problems are studied using a unified theoretical framework which is based on the topological gradient method. This tool is able to find the localization and orientation of the edges for blurred, low sampled, partially masked, noisy images. We review existing algorithms and propose new ones. The performance of our approach is compared with conventional image reconstruction processes.     

Ring transformations of 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one derivatives into 1-amino and 1,3-diamino-2,4-imidazolidinedione (hydantoin) derivatives

Some ethyl 5-aryl(or benzyl)-2-oxo-1,3,4-oxadiazole-3(2H)-acetates were prepared and treated with ammonia, primary amines or hydrazine to give 1-amino-2,4-imidazolidinedione or 1,3-diamino-2,4-imidazolidinedione derivatives. The 1,3-bis(benzylideneamino)-2,4-imidazolidinedione was obtained by reacting ethyl bromoacetate with the 1,5-dibenzylidenecarbonohydrazide sodium salt.     

New synthesis of 4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-3(2H)-one derivatives through cyclic transformation of 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one derivatives

Some 5-aryl(or benzyl)-2-oxo-1,3,4-oxadiazole-3(2H)-acetones or acetophenones 2 were easily prepared. These compounds reacted with hydrazine derivatives to give 4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-3(2H)-one derivatives 3 , 4 and 6 in good yields. With phenylhydrazine, the intermediate hydrazones 5 were obtained. Their conversion into triazinones necessitated the presence of sodium ethylate.     

Cyclic transformations of 5-aryl(or benzyl)-3-(2-bromoethyl- 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-ones into 1-aminoimidazolidin-2-one and 5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3,4-oxadiazine derivatives

5-Aryl(or benzyl)-3-(2-bromoethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-ones 3 have been prepared. They were reacted with secondary alkylamines without any change of the heterocycle to give amino derivatives 6 , but with primary alkylamines, cyclic transformation occurred to give 1-acylamino-3-alkylimidazolidin-2-ones 7 . In the presence of sodium alcoholate, bromo compounds 3 were transformed into 2-aryl(or benzyl)-4-alkoxycarbonyl-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3,4-oxadiazines 9 .     

Oxydation d'hydrazones par le bioxyde de plomb: Nouvelles synthèses d'oxadiazoles-1,3,4 et de dérivés de l'amino-4 triazol-1,2,4 one-5

Aromatic aldehyde aroylhydrazones when oxidizen with lead dioxide, in acetic acid, gave quickly the corresponding 1,2,4-oxadiazoles in good yields. Aromatic aldehyde carbodihydrazones on the other hand, gave derivatives of 4-amino-3-aryl-1m,2,4-triazol-5-ones, in dimethylformamide as solvent. To explane these results, some radical mechanisms are proposed.     

New general synthesis of tetrahydro-1,2,4,5-tetrazin-3(2H)-one derivatives and stable 3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-1,2,4,5-tetrazin-1(2H)-yl radical derivatives

Reactions of 2-chloroformylhydrazones of aromatic aldehydes or ketones 2 with various hydrazines were converted to monocarbonohydrazone derivatives 3 or 5 and/or tetrahydro-1,2,4,5-tetrazin-3(2H)-one derivatives 6 , 7 . By oxidation with lead dioxide, compounds 6 were transformed into stable 3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-1,2,4,5-tetrazin-1(2H)-yl radical derivatives 8 .     

Synthesis of 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2,4-imidazolidinedione derivatives through cyclic transformations of ethyl 2-oxo-3(2H)-benzoxazoleacetate derivatives

A series of ethyl 2-oxo-3(2H)-benzoxazoleacetate derivatives 2 have been synthesized. By reaction with ammonia, primary amines or hydrazine, these compounds 2 were transformed into 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2,4-imidazolidinedione derivatives 4, 5 and 6 , respectively. Some of these new hydantoins 4 , treated with phosphorus oxychloride, gave 3H-2-oxoimidazo[2,1-b]benzoxazole derivatives 9 . Ethyl 2-oxo-3(2H)-benzoxazolepropionate ( 10 ) was prepared by a Michaël reaction of ethyl acrylate with 2-benzoxazolone ( 1a ). With 10 , no cyclic transformation was observed in the presence of ammonia or alkylamine.